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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1910
Page
4
Publisher Skinner and associate Ed announce Gertrude Ellis Skinner in a local notice. The brief provides naming and roles within the publishing house.
Liow freight moves faster than express service in cities lacking competing firms. The note highlights service speed and local reach as a key advantage for Liow in these areas.
P P Rice of this city stands as the only fish peddler in the region using an automobile. An ice box attached to his car allows him to deliver fish so swiftly that the fish’s last twitch is only minutes behind delivery to rural customers.
A carnival firm sought a license to operate in the city but Mayor Campbell refused, arguing one carnival a year helps keep Austin clean and shields it from the worst elements of civilization. He says traveling carnivals are a detriment wherever they pitch tents.
Extension rumors in Deadwood South Dakota suggest Burlington Railroad may connect with the Great Northern in the northwest. The rapid county growth in Perkins and Harding and northern Butte and Meade fuels belief. Piedmont repairs hint at a permanent line. Engineers map routes, Spearfish favored to meet GN near the North Dakota border.
In Allentown Pennsylvania on June 16 Democratic delegates nominated the state ticket with Governor Webster Grim of Bucks county and Lieutenant Governor Samuel B Price of Lackawanna county. John I Blakeslee of Carbon was chosen Secretary of Internal Affairs and Samuel B Philson of Somerset the State Treasurer. The blow to Munson of Williamsport and the likelihood Grim would win diminished interest.
Cromwell Dixon of Columbus launches a balloon from Chillicothe that rises to about half a mile with ten year old Fred dy Meyers aboard. The craft drifts five miles west as hydrogen lessens and the boy crawls to the outer framework and drops safely within ten feet of the ground.
In Aberdeen South Dakota on the Sisseton reservation the Fourth of July events span July 4 and 5 with a prayer to begin, a sham battle, a dance, addresses in Sioux, foot races horse races and baseball games. Crowds from far regions are expected.
Aberdeen South Dakota June 16 Milwaukee road buys Soo line right of way through Aberdeen corporate limits and adds it to its trackage. Soo sold remainder of right of way after last year to Minneapolis and St. Louis. Ellerman resigns as internal revenue collector. W Cook named to fill vacancy and return to Yankton to pursue business.
Boston reports Associate Justice William H. Moody of the U S Supreme Court may retire. Friends note he has suffered inflammatory rheumatism for about a year and his improvement has been slower than hoped. Moody has been ill and under treatment since the onset of the illness.
Pittsburg June 16 Secretary of State P C Knox is touted as a gubernatorial candidate with Mayor Magee noting broad support from Allegheny County sources. Delegates are said to have crystallized around Knox as the convention nears next Wednesday.
Judge Templeton ruled North Dakota primary election fee clauses unconstitutional. The decision voids the 1 percent salary based fee, noting no legal distinction between the 1905 and 1907 laws, despite reduced amounts. Henry J. Johnson vs Grand Forks initiated the case.
Twelve Austrian laborers living in shacks at Falls View near Niagara Falls were burned to death when four huts burned. A man a woman and a child were seriously injured as firefighters found the shacks reduced to embers and the victims overcome by smoke while they slept.
Milwaukee reports three fourths of the celery crop in the state ruined. A Milwaukee firm, leading growers in Wisconsin, announced their crop was spoiled by frost followed by dry weather.
Tom compliments Bill on a placement at Skinner & Co. Bill confirms he was hired as collector after stating he had previously collected an account from Tom. no one recommended him, the offer came from their prior business interaction.
The passage argues that firmness of purpose is a core sinew of character and a key tool for success. It warns that without resolve, genius wastes effort through inconsistent striving.
Baseball scores from major leagues and minor leagues list results by city. Minneapolis Milwaukee National League show Boston 2 St. Louis 0 New York 5 Pittsburg 1 Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 3 Chicago 2 American League New York 3 Cleveland 0 St. Louis 5 Washington 4 Boston 8 Detroit 3 Chicago 4 Philadelphia 8 Western League Lincoln 7 Omaha 3 Denver 3 St. Joseph 0 Des Moines 7 Sioux City 4 Wichita 3 Topeka 4 Three League Bloomington 6 Dubuque 2 Danville 6 5 Davenport 1 2 Springfield 6 Rock Island 6 Waterloo 4 Peoria 2
Minneapolis grain market report shows July wheat at 1.03 percent, September 92.5 cents, December 90.5 cents. On track prices listed for No. 1 hard 1.08 percent, No. 1 Northern 1.055 percent to 1.07 percent, No. 2 Northern 1.034 percent to 1.05 percent, No. 3 Northern 1.00 percent to 1.08 percent.
In Duluth on June 15 prices show No. 1 hard at 1.05 and No. 1 Northern at 1.05, No. 2 Northern 1.03, July and Sept wheat at 1.03 and 0.93 respectively. Flax remains on track with arrivals expected in July at 1.97, and Sept at 1.70, Oct at 1.60.
St Paul cattle trade shows good to high quality steers at 6.50 to 7.50 while cows and heifers bring 5.00 to 6.50 and bulls 6.50 to 7.25. Hog prices range 9.15 to 9.25. sheep offerings include wethers 5.50 to 6.00, yearlings 6.50 to 7.00, and spring lambs 7.50 to 9.36.
Wheat July 92 5 of 1 cent. Sept 90. Dec 91. Corn July 58 8 5. Sept 68 5. Dec 64 4. Oats July 36 9. Sept 36 3 1. Dec 36. Pork July 22 70. Sept 22 20. Butter cream eries 24 4 27. dairies 28 3 26. Eggs 15 4 16 9. Poultry turkeys 15. chickens 15 4 4e.
Cattle prices listed for Reeves Texas Western stockers and feeders cows and heifers calves with ranges. Hog prices show light mixed heavy rough and good to choice heavy. Native yearlings and lambs priced with corresponding ranges.
The text traces gold extraction from placer methods before 1850 to the adoption of hydraulic mining in California in 1852, then dredges appearing in Australia by 1889, and finally modern steam and electric dredges producing much of today's output. It notes shifts from pans and cradles to giant water streams and mechanical excavators.
Boiled water freezes sooner than unboiled water under equal conditions, due to loss of dissolved air. A slight disturbance causes faster freezing as air is reabsorbed after exposure to air, producing tiny motions among particles. Unboiled water can stay still and be cooled below freezing without turning to ice.
A glacier breaks away and sails across the Arctic Ocean with smaller icebergs in its wake. Eskimos call the scene the duck and ducklings as moss grows on resting ice, forming soil for wind blown seeds to bloom. The northern summer is brief and buttercups and dandelions sprout only after soil forms.
At a German states conference, Austria’s representative smoked while others hesitated. When Bismarck joined as Prussia’s representative he began to puff smoke first, prompting all to smoke and leveling Austria’s perceived supremacy.
In a terse exchange a conductor grants a ticket and retrieves the trunk key from the baggage car while a passenger references a book titled Haruver's Barer. The dialogue centers on accessing the trunk via the second best dress pocket.
A Kansas tale from the Arkansas City Journal recalls an early day justice of the peace who could marry and then dissolve marriages as a notary public. A man surrendering after confessing a killing is dismissed by the J P who proclaims the killer discharged and demands fifty dollars.
The passage recalls King Harold the last Saxon youth attempting flight in Britain to the Conquest. He crafted wings for hands and feet and leapt from a tower to soar, flying over a furlong before the wind wrecked his ascent. He was maimed on impact and blamed the fall on lacking a natural fall rather than wind.
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